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When was WW1?
28 July 1914 - 11 Nov 1918
What is a Vendetta?
A feud/argument when one group seeks revenge
Who is John Bull?
A national personification of the United Kingdom
Which event stirred up Anti-German feeling in Britain in 1915?
The Sinking of the RMS Lusitania
How many Germans lived in Britain by 1911?
53,324
Which nationalities were contained in internmnet camps during WW1?
Germans and Austrians
Give an example of Anti-German violence in Britain during WW1
The smashing up of Carl Andrassy's Butcher shop
How many Germans and Austrians were interned during WW1?
32,000
Which Act forced Germans to register with the Police during WW1?
Aliens Restriction Act
What was the name of the trains that Sir Nicholas Winton used to transport Jewish children to Britain?
Kindertransport
How many children in total were transported by the Kindertransport?
10,000
How many children did Sir Nicholas Winton transport to Britain?
669
When were the Nuremburg Laws signed?
1935
What did the Nuremburg Laws remove from Jewish Germans?
Citizenship
Who were the BUF?
The British Union of Fascists
When was the Cable Street March?
4th October 1939
Why did the BUF target East London?
Due to its large Jewish resistance
What was the result of the Cable Street March?
It was abondoned due to the large 'counter-protest' consisting of 100,000 people
How many German Jews migrated to the US, Britain, and Palestine?
226,000
What happened to the SS St Louis?
It was forced to return to Europe, resulting in 250 of the 900 passengers beign killed
Give one downside of the Kindertransport
The government only gave the children temporary visas
How many Poles had arrived in Britain by the end of 1939?
160,000
How many Poles were serving in the RAF by the end of WW2?
14,000
Where did many Poles settle in England?
Earls Court
How many Poles remained in England after WW2?
120,000
When was the Polish Resettlement Act?
1947
Why was Polish migration received more positively than Jewish?
Due to the important role played by Polish troops during WW2, particularly the Battle of Britain
What section of the Army did many Polish migrants join during WW2
RAF (Royal Air Force)
What is the Commonwealth?
The countries that were formerly part of the British Empire
When was the Windrush?
1948
Which ship brought over migrants from the Commonwealth to Britian?
RMS Windrush
Give one example of a push factor that brough West Indies migrants to Britain
In October 1536 the pilgrims captured York
Give one example of a pull factor that brough West Indies migrants to Britain
1517
What is a push factor?
Prospects in places such as the Caribbean were poor. The economy was bad and there were high levels of unemployment.
What is a pull factor?
Wages were 4-5 times higher in Britain
Give an economic reason why migrants borded the Windrush
Newly created NHS and British Railways needed staff
Give an poltical/legal reason why migrants borded the Windrush
The British Nationality Act of 1948 actively invited people from the commonwealth to come to Britain with British citizenship allowing them to stay for as long as they like.
Give an social reason why migrants borded the Windrush
Many people had been stationed in Britain during World War Two and enjoyed their time there.
When was India partitioned?
1947
Gjve one reason for post-WW2 South Asian migration
The construction of the Mangla Dam in Murpur drove many to Britain after 250 villages were flooded
Gjve one reason for post-WW2 African Asian migration
In 1971, Idi Amin came to power in Uganda, preaching violence against Asians
How many South Asian migrants came to Britain following the British Nationality Act?
10,000
How many African-Asian migrants came to Britain following the British Nationality Act?
70,000
How many West-Indies migrants came to Britain following the British Nationality Act?
500,000
What did the 1962 Commonwealth Immigrants Act state?
holders of Commonwealth passports no longer had the right to live and work in the UK.
What did the 1965 Race Relations Act make illegal?
racial discrimination and the promotion of racial hatred in public places
What did the 1968 Race Relations Act make illegal?
Employment and housing discrimination
What became temporary following the 1971 Immigration Act?
Staying in the UK- only allowed to stay for specfic time periods
What did the 1981 British Nationality Act state?
only British citizens had the automatic right to live in the UK
When were there race riots in Notting Hill?
1958
When was the Kelso Cohrane murder?
1959
Why was Kelso Cochrane mudered?
Racially motivated
When was the Bristol Bus Boycott?
1963
Give an example of a racially motivated murder in the 1970s
Gurdip Singh Chaggar, a young Sikh, was murdered by a gang of White men on 6th June 1976
Which poltiical party openly called for an end of all non-white immigration?
The National Front
When were the Toxteth riots?
1981
When were the first post-war Black MP's elected to Parliament?
1987
Who were the first post-war Black MP's?
Bernie Grant, Diane Abbott, Paul Boateng
When was the British Nationality Act passed?
1948
What did the British Nationality Act give?
Citizenship to all Commonwealth citizens
Who managed to bring together immigrants and white workers for large strikes?
Jayaben Desai
Give a political impact of commenwealth immigrantion
Forming of Anti-racist movements/ protests e.g., 'Day of Action' march
Give a economic impact of commenwealth immigrantion
helped reconstruct the country after World War Two. High migrant percentage of post-war reconstruction jobs
Give a social and cultural impact of commenwealth immigrantion
maintain the transport and health services
What is a refugee?
People allowed to remain legally in another country as they are escaping danger in their homeland.
What is an asylum seeker?
Someone who has applied to be accepted as a refugee
What is an economic migrant?
Someone moving to another country in search of a better job.
Give one reason why asylum seekers came to Britain?
They could speak English. They had family members living here. There were colonia links with Britain
Give one example of a civil war that caused asylum seekers to come to Britain
Civil war in Somalia and Syria
What "war" has resulted in increased prejudice towards refugees?
The War on Terror
Give one example of a positve experience of asylum seekers in Britain
Those accepted as refugees could work and settle into British life
Give one example of a negative experience of asylum seekers in Britain
Muslim asylum seekers have experienced increased islamophobic attacks following 9/11 and 7/7
What did the 1993 Asylum and Immigrants appeal act do?
Made it harder for asylum seekers to be accepted as refugees
What became illegal following the 1996 Asylum and Immigration Act?
The hiring of migrants without a work permit
How were benefits affected by the 1999 Immigration and Asylum Act?
Replaced welfare benefit for asylum seekers with vouchers
What do migrants have to pass to become citizens following the 2002 Nationality, Immigration, and Asylum Act?
A 'Life in the United Kingdom' Test
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